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Friday, June 6, 1941
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The Headlines
MEDIATORS PROPOSE COAL PAY ADVANCE; Board Recommends Elimination of 40-Cent Differential as Lewis Demanded MEDIATORS PROPOSE COAL WAGE ADVANCE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
My Sister and I
Unknown Artist
The must-have
Red Ryder BB Gun
You Share a Birthday With
- Alexander Pushkin (1799)
- Diego Velázquez (1599)
- Thomas Mann (1875)
- Sukarno (1901)
- Pierre Corneille (1606)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
gobbledygooksnafufubar
Gi
ack-ackdear johnfatiguesroger that
Bobby Soxer
neatodreamydreamboat
Tech Check
Aerosol Spray Cans, Z3 Computer & Dacron.
Cost of Living (1940)
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Gallon of Gas
$0.18
Average Home
$2,938
New Car
$850
Time Elapsed
31,045 days ago
(85 years, 20 days)